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A. L. BERNARDIN.

I TOY. No, 560,833. Patented May 26, 1896.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED L. BERNARDIN, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,833, dated May 26,1896.

Application filed August 15, 1893. $erial No. 483,193. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED L. BEBNARDIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toys, but more particularly to a combinationtoy andwhistle designed more especially for the amusement of children;and the object is to produce a toy which may be manufactured and sold ata nominal price and which will not be easily broken or injured in use.

The invention will first be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and then pointed outin the claims at the end of this description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan and a side elevation or edgeview of the blank from which the tube or pipe of the whistle is formed.Fig. 2 is a plan of the blank from which is formed the standard in whichthe wind-wheel is journaled. Figs. 8, 4, and 5 represent a side View, asectional view, and a plan, respectively, of the whistle plugor tongue.Fig. 6 is a front end view of the tongue. Fig. 7 represents a sectionalView and a front end view of a modified form of tongue.- Fig. 8represents a front View and a side View of the end cap. Fig. 9 is a planof the blank from which the wind-wheel is cut. Fig. 10 represents a planand an edge view of the wheel as cut from the blank, Fig. 9, prior totwisting the blades. Fig. 11 represents a longitudinal section of thepipe or tube with the wheel j ournaled thereon. Fig. 12 is a front viewof the same, the end cap being removed so as to more clearly show theplug or tongue inserted Within the pipe; and Fig. 13 is a side view ofthe pipe.

The device consists, essentially, of a pipe or tube within which isfitted a plug or tongue in proximity to and slightly below anair-outlet, the tube having its front end closed by means of a suitablecap or cover and having mounted thereon in rear of said outlet a windwheel which is j ournaled in a standard rising from the tube and hastheupper ends of its arms turned outward and downward, so as to serve asstops and guards to hold the axle or spindle of the wind-wheel in properposition and to protect the projecting ends of the same. The pipe ortube is preferably formed from a blank A, Fig. 1, of metal or othersuitable material, which may be cut, stamped, 0r otherwise formed of theshape shown, having in its opposite edges the notches a a and in frontthereof, centrally ofthe blank, pendent lugs or cleats a a, which latterare formed by cutting and turning down the metal or material of theblank at this point. The yoke or standard D is also preferably formedfrom a blank of metal, though any suitable material may be used, and maybe cut, stamped, or otherwise formed of the shape shown in Fig. with thenotches d d centrally thereof and with perforations d d and rounded endsor extensions 61 (1 which latter are to be turned back for the purposestated.

The wheel 0 may be cut or stamped in a single piece from a blank of tinor other suitable material, Fig. 9, forming a blank, Fig. 10, withradial arms or blades 0, which may be given a slight twist, so as toprovide suitable impact'surfaces for the action of the wind issuing fromthe air-outlet a in the tube and acting upon said blades for the purposeof re- Volving the wheel.

The plug or tongue D may be of the shape shown in Figs. 3 to 6 or of theform shown'in Fig. '7, and consists, preferably,of a segmentalcup-shaped structure which may be formed from a flat circular plate oftin or other suitable material by means of a suitable die or in anyproper manner by turning or drawing down a portion or segment of thecircular plate, so as to form a segment greater than a semicircle with astraight edge or upper surface b, the projecting edge of which mayextend slightly beyond the front edge of the major portion or greatersegment, as at 1), Figs. 3 to 5, or may be cut off flush with the frontedge of the greater segment, as in Fig. 7, in which latter figure theletter B is used to designate this modified form of tongue.

The parts shown in Figs. 1 to 8 may be assembled and secured togetherfor use in the following manner: The blank A, Fig. '1, is first bent soas to form a pipe or tube A,

Figs. 11 and 13, with overlapping edges, Fig. 12, the notches a beingthus brought together so as to provide an air-outlet a The plug B or Bis then inserted in the pipe and moved along the same until its rearsmooth face or end passes slightly back of the outlet of, in whichposition it will be retained in such manner as to cause the air as itpasses across or over the plug and out of said outlet to produce ashrill whistle and at the same time cause the wheel 0 to revolve. An endcap or cup-shaped cover A Figs. 8 and 11, is then placed over the frontend of the tube, so as to close said end and hold the overlapping edgesof the tube together. The blank D is now placed crosswise of the tubewith the notches d resting between and engaging the pendent lugs orcleats ct, and the latter are thereupon turned down flatwise, so as tosecure the blank to the tube. The free ends of the blank are then turnedup, so as to form a U -shaped standard or yoke D, Figs. 11 and 12,andthe extremities or extensions (1 thereof are turned back or outward anddownward, so as to adapt them to serve as stops to prevent endwisemovement of the axle or spindle c of the wind-wheel, and also to serveas guards to protect the projecting ends of said spindle. The wheel Cmay be attached by simply springing apart the ends of the yokesufficiently to permit the ends of the spindle to be inserted in theopenings 01, whereupon the yoke-arms by their resiliency will close uponthe wheel and hold the same properly journaled in position to beimpelled by the air issuing from the air-outlet CF. I prefer-tbly securethe wheel upon the spindle by swaging or upsetting the metal of thespindle at either side of the hub or wheel center, as shown at 0 Fig.12, which is a simple, economical, and efficient method of connectingsaid parts and securing the wheel firmly in place.

The device with the several parts thereof properly assembled and securedin position in the manner described is then preferably lacquered, eitherby dipping the same in a suitable solution or by applying the lacquerthereto in any proper manner, and after drying, preferably by artificialmeans, all joints between the edges of the pipe and the connectionsbetween the same and' the end cap and yoke will be effectually sealed.

It will be observed that by forming the airoutlet a in the mannerdescribed instead of cutting an opening in the body of the blank theoverlapping edges are placed above the straight edge of the whistle plugor tongue 13 and a tight joint is secured between the contactingsurfaces of the plug and tube. The standard or yoke is also firmlysecured by the cleats a, and all the parts of the device are connectedtogether without the use of solder or other fastening means, such as areusually required in order to bind the parts together. I thus produce aVery complete, substantial, and efficient device, which may bemanufactured at a small cost and which will not easily get out of orderor be broken in use.

The peculiarly-shaped tongue is adapted to fit snugly and closely withinthe tube and to be confined therein without the use of solder or anyfastening, being simply pushed into the tube and held by close contactbetween the parts, the tube being adapted to open or yield as a springto permit the insertion of the tongue and by its recoil to bind thetongue in a stationary position therein, and the straight edge of thetongue provides an aperture between the same and the upper curved wallof the tube adjacent to the airvent. It may be desirable in some casesto use the tube with the air-vent and windw heel only without thetongue, thus dispensing with the whistle, or with the tongue, butwithout the wind-wheel and yoke, making simply a whistle; and while Ipreferably use a tongue of the peculiar construction herein describedand shown other forms may be employed in combination with other elementsof the device without departing from the scope of my invention, and theend of the pipe nearest the air-vent may also be closed in any propermanner; but an end cap of the form shown is preferable and provides asimple and efficient means for this purpose.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A toy comprising the pipe formed from a flat blank which is bent intotubular form and closed at one end; said blank having pendent lugs onthe under side thereof near said closed end, and provided with notchesin its edges which register to form an air-vent in the pipe, theyoke-arms rising from said pipe and clasped thereto by said lugs, thetongue fitting within the pipe adjacent to said air-vent, and thewind-wheel j ournaled in said yoke-arms, substantially as described.

2. A toy comprising the pipe or tube formed from a blank which is bentinto tubular form and provided on its under side with pendent lugs andwith notches in the adjacent overlapping edges thereof adapted to forman airvent in the tube, the yoke mounted on said tube and securedthereto intermediate its ends between said lugs, the tongue fittingwithin the tube adjacent to said air-vent, and the wheel journaled insaid yoke-arms; the end of the tube near said air-vent being closed,substantially as described.

3. In a toy, the combination with the tube having the overlapped edgesand an air-vent therein, of the tongue of cup-shaped segmental formfitting closely within the tube adjacent to said air-vent with the chordof the circle or the straight edge thereof horizontally arranged belowsaid air-vent, so as to provide an aperture between said straight edgeand the upper curved wall of the tube; the tongue being confined withinthe tube by springpressed binding-contact therewith, substantially asdescribed.

4:. In a toy, the pipe formed from a blank which is bent into tubularform and provided near one end with integral pendent lugs or cleats, andthe cap placed over said end so as to clasp and close the same, incombination with the yoke having notches in the edges thereof engagingsaid lugs, the latter being turned down so as to clasp and bind the yoketo the pipe; whereby the several parts are assembled and securedtogether without the use of solder or other fastening means,substantially as described.

5. A toy comprising the pipe formed from a blank havingnotches in theedges thereof and integral pendent cleats or lugs on the under side ofthe tube, the yoke secured by and between said cleats and having thewind wheel journaled in the free ends thereof, the cap fitting over therear end of the tube, and the cup-shaped segmental tongue or whistleplugfitting within the pipe adjacent to said air vent, substantially asdescribed.

6. A toy comprising a tube or pipe having overlapping edges providedwith notches or recesses adapted to provide an air-Vent in the uppersurface of the tube, the cap clasping one end of the tube, the yokemounted upon the tube and having a wind-wheel journaled in the free endsthereof, and the segmentshaped tongue fitting closely within the tubeadjacent to said air-vent with the chord of the segment uppermost, thejoints between the several parts being properly sealed, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED L. BERNARDIN.

Witnesses:

CHAS. E. RronlioN, WM. B. ORoWELL.

